A 47-year-old Baton Rouge
man was arrested this week on suspicion of stealing copper coils from $65,000
worth of air conditioning units, according to the Baton Rouge Police
Department.

Acme Refrigeration was burglarized Oct. 6 and 7,
police said. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, police were conducting a surveillance
operation and saw a man retrieving several air conditioning unit coils
that were hidden behind buildings.

The man was identified by
police as John Ray Jackson, a 47-year-old resident of the 1800 block of
N. Marque Ann Drive. He got in his truck and tried to flee, but officers
were able to stop and arrest him.

Jackson was booked into the
East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on two counts of simple burglary and
aggravated flight from an officer.

Police said the investigation into the burglary is ongoing and more arrests are anticipated.